Property Details for Clear Fork Rail Trail

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Contaminants and Media
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
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Property Alias

Formerly CSX Clear Fork Rail Line

Property Owner

ACRES Property ID

252289

Property Address

Rich Avenue WHITESVILLE, WV 25209

Size

120

Parcel Numbers

Parcels 2-2- 60, 2-2-61, 2-3-33, 2-6-64 and part of 02 1000060000000

Latitude/Longitude

37.96825561778089 / -81.53035167353617

Congressional District

Property Contact

Nowak, Joseph

Nowak.Joseph@epa.gov

215-814-3303

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection	BF96379501	WV	Assessment	2020

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$2,900.00	01/28/2022	04/07/2022	West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection	Y	FY24
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$4,020.00	01/28/2022	04/07/2022	West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection	Y	FY24

Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $6,920.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $6,920.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media

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Cleanup Activities

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The site was formerly used by CSX Corporation as a rail line for transportation of coal from the Clear Fork area to rail corridor connections and associated markets. The +15-mile rail line was reportedly last used prior to the 1990s. The abandoned rail corridor is now owned by the Raleigh County Commission. Railroad tracks have been removed from the rail corridor. Future plans include transforming the former rail corridor into a rail trail.

Potential contamination of rail lines can originate from multiple sources. Leaching of potential chemicals, including petroleum constituents, associated with preservation processes used on wooden railroad ties, diesel fuel spills/leaks from trains operating on the rail line, petroleum-based fluids used for engine maintenance, and herbicide use for weed and plant control as part of rail line maintenance are all potential sources of contamination.

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State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 20016 Enrolled: 04/06/2020

Date No Further Action Letter Received

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